
The Dan John Podcast
Conversations on strength, health, fitness, life, coaching, and anything else that comes up.Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.Dan has written 14 books and has been coaching for over 40 years. He is a wealth of knowledge and is happy to share it freely.
Latest episodes

Apr 2, 2020 • 49min
EP 35 - Single Leg Training, Deadlift Bar Height, My Favorite Exercise, and More
This episode took a little extra work on the backend, but we got it done! In this episode, I discuss the 10,000 Swing Challenge, my new [Resource Workshop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCi_zry5JCc), lat activation, my experiences with my hip replacements, my primary assessment tool, the proper deadlift bar height, how coaches should transition to online training, my favorite exercise, my thoughts on single leg training, recovery, and my favorite non-fiction books. I hope you enjoy it!As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Mar 30, 2020 • 42min
EP 34 - Cold Therapy, Lean Body Mass, Bodyweight Training, and More
We're starting to see some silver linings come out of this crisis we are all in. I discuss those briefly at the start of this podcast and then get into your questions. This week they cover hot and cold therapies, building lean body mass, bodyweight training for athletes, press variations that help with overhead pressing, off season training for wrestlers, whether a degree is valuable to strength coaches, situps, and an overhead pressing program template. I hope you enjoy.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Mar 26, 2020 • 29min
EP 33 - Deprivation Increases Capacity, Developing Speed, Hand Care, and More
Well, my coffee maker broke this morning. It got me thinking about how deprivation often increases capacity. I also answer your questions about developing speed as a sprinter, compressing rest periods, hand and wrist care, resting during MMS squats, and we have a couple reports from listeners on results with the 10,000 swing challenge and Tabata front squats. I hope you enjoy.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Mar 19, 2020 • 34min
EP 32 - Another Coronavirus Update, Your Questions, and Feedback
I start this episode with a few more thoughts about the coronavirus and the long and short-term lessons we can learn from it. We also added a special discount code to the website, so you can try it out at a discounted price while everyone is at home avoiding the gym. Use code CORONA and you'll receive 3 months for $29 dollars.Your questions this week range from which protein powder to use on the Velocity Diet, breathing through your nose, rest periods, what medium training is, and we have an update on one of the programs I recommended in a previous episode. I hope you enjoy.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Mar 16, 2020 • 44min
EP 31 - Coronavirus Update, Your Questions, and Feedback
This is a special Coronavirus addition. I start the episode with a few comments and things to think about with this global pandemic. We hope everyone is able to stay as safe as possible and take care of each other. As always, I answer your questions as well and we had some really good ones this week. The topics include: fasting windows, the floor press, what vegetables are, sumo deadlifts, and Bigger Faster Stronger. Finally, we have an update from Nigel on how his training in the middle of his fast is going. As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Mar 12, 2020 • 31min
EP 30 - Keys to Success, Squats for Runners, Knee Tucks, and More
I start this episode off with a discussion on my keys to success. It's really important and I hope you'll at least listen to those 10 minutes or so. After that, I get into your questions and this week they include topics like: squatting for runners, ego getting in the way of proper training, training around knee pain, developing knee tucks, and muscle imbalances. I hope you enjoy!As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Mar 6, 2020 • 27min
EP 29 - Coaching Feedback, Isolation Exercises, Milo, and Nutrient Timing
Sorry for the delay this week, folks! We had a little technical difficulty this week. This one is a short one, but there's some really valuable information in it. We had some really good questions and I go over coaching feedback loops, which are the most important part of coaching. I also touch on why people do isolation exercises, lessons from Milo and the bull, and nutrient timing. I hope you enjoy!As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Feb 27, 2020 • 42min
EP 28 - Asymmetrical Risks, More Turkish Get Ups, Bands and Chains, and More
This episode begins with a fundamental piece of my coaching philosophy and that's asymmetrical risks. In short, asking what's the worst that can happen. Then I get into your ever growing list of questions. This week they touch on topics like KB deadlifts with Easy Strength, Turkish Get Ups, Beginning Competitive Weightlifting, total knee replacements, finding masters track meets, strength training for endurance athletes, bands and chains, dealing with asymmetries, tension in the kettlebell movements, and dealing with bad shoulders. Lots of good questions this week. I hope you enjoy listening.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](https://www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Feb 22, 2020 • 22min
EP 27 - Strength Decreasing as Performance Increases, Doing Easy Strength Twice, Training Girls and More
Another bonus episode for you this week! In this episode, we cover questions about leaning out before Mass Made Simple, if you should do Easy Strength twice, coaching wrestlers, coaching girls vs. boys, the Delorme protocol, and how strength should *decrease* as performance increases. The last question was really interesting. I hope you enjoy.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](www.danjohnuniversity.com)

Feb 20, 2020 • 30min
EP 26 - Binary Thinking, 10,000 Swings for Lent, Farmer's Swings, Kettlebell Standards, and More
This was an especially fun episode because I give you a little preview of the upcoming course called The Art of Coaching at danjohnuniversity.com. This preview is on the topic of binary thinking. There's more to it than what I give you here, but it's a nice taste. As always, I get into your questions as well. This week, they include topics like starting training at 47, outside or farmer's swings, doing swings for lent, landmine pressing for new lifters, kettlebell standards, dealing with a 12 year old, and the current state of physical education in America. I hope you enjoy.As always, thanks for listening!---Have a question? Send it to podcast@danjohnuniversity.com[Dan John University](www.danjohnuniversity.com)